Me and my partner split when DS was a week old, although in fact we'd agreed to split during the pregnancy, but postponed till my maternity leave for convenience. It was very amicable. DS isn't biologically his - we had to have fertility treatment - donor sperm. My partner initially agreed to this, then changed his mind when it was too late. As I say, it's very amicable, we're still friends etc.
Anyway, I'm very happy on my own now. DS is 14 months, and is the light of my life, everything I always wanted. I don't feel that anything is missing from my life, and the thought of having a man around fills me with horror - cooking meals, considering his delicate ego, sharing my attention between man and DS etc. DS is a poor sleeper so I'm knackered, and there's NO WAY I could be bothered to to anything other than SLEEPING in bed!! Also, no man would ever love DS enough, they'd only ever "tolerate" him because they wanted to be woth me surely?
However, I don't think I want to be on my own for ever, and it wouldn't be good for DS in the long run. But when am I likely to be remotely interested in a relationship again? Any experiences anyone?
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RachelG · 03/11/2006 20:30
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